Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-4127 - Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975b
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/